Qiao Huan

Biodata

Background

Qiao Huan was a fourth-year Public Security University student when his criminal investigation internship took him undercover at Star Radiance. Previously, he had taken leave from school to complete two undercover assignments and spent two years living among the city’s street communities. He expected to graduate after completing his internship 1.

His parents were publicly known as former gang branch leaders, but his father was an undercover agent. In middle school, Shi Xingzhou repeatedly arranged for Qiao Huan to be bullied; Qiao Huan later chose the Star Radiance case with that history in mind 4 6.

Appearance

Qiao Huan is tall and thin, with a striking appearance and a detached bearing 4 6.

• At a televised body measurement, he was 21 years old, 186 cm tall and 72 kg, with 12% body fat 12.
• He often wears loose, baggy clothing and adopts a relaxed posture that conceals his readiness to react 21 46.

Personality

Qiao Huan presents himself as a “salted fish” who wants to do as little as possible. His stated ambition is to return to his hometown and retire, yet he can work without sleep or rest to complete an undercover assignment. He sees that effort as a means of reaching his desired easy life sooner 2 17.

Observant and calculating, he often disguises investigative moves as laziness or casual conversation. He is also guarded about friendship: he assumes his roommates may distance themselves because of rumors about his family, although he gradually comes to value working with them 9 20 39.

Abilities & Skills

Undercover investigation

Qiao Huan uses disguises, misdirection and social manipulation to approach targets while protecting his identity 1 9.

• Changed outfits in roughly thirty seconds to evade the City Escape hunters 1.
• Found a suspected secret entrance at Between Life and Death and used Xiao Wang’s jealousy to enter its VIP area 9.
• Checked Shi Xingzhou’s hidden communication device during Deserted Island, confirming that program staff had arranged contestants’ starting points 15.
• Deliberately wore his training uniform incorrectly at Azure Dragon to avoid revealing his background 21.

Combat and physical skills

Qiao Huan combines official training with ground-fighting skills developed on the streets 13 32.

• Fought Zhuo Yang evenly at the start of Deserted Island before they recognized one another 13.
• Leaped across a nearly five-meter ravine with Zhuo Yang to reach Bai Jike 13.
• Recognized Ye Yiwei as a fellow undercover agent after both used Official Training moves during a fight 32.
• Reset Jiang Renbao’s dislocated arm, explaining that he had practiced on a younger cousin 3.

Music and performance

Qiao Huan sings in a low, mellow voice and plays guitar. Intensive coaching from Tao Zhenting improved his vocal technique and singing style 1 27.

• Performed “Reject Pornography, Gambling, and Drugs” with Ye Yiwei for their vocal assessment 5 6.
• Played guitar and sang in the group’s rearrangement of “Green Flower” at Azure Dragon 28.
• Wrote most of the lyrics for the Phantom River promotional song, drawing on his undercover experiences 34.

Fieldcraft

• Adjusted a trap that caught a hare, then made a vine cage so Xiao Yue could decide whether to release it 17.
• Helped devise a plan that split pursuing contestants into smaller groups on Deserted Island 18.
• Made crayfish traps with Zhuo Yang during their livestream challenge 49.

Story Role

Star Radiance investigation

Qiao Huan entered Star Radiance to investigate a female trainee’s suspected suicide and the company’s connections to Qiancheng Capital. Three days after signing, his manager sent him onto City Escape as publicity fodder; he evaded the hunters and reached the safe house alongside three other Star Radiance trainees 1 2.

At Between Life and Death, he infiltrated a hidden VIP area and secretly put Mr. Du, Mr. Liu and Mr. Jiang to sleep. The visit exposed a wider operation involving entertainment-industry drinking parties and sexual exploitation 9 10.

Deserted Island and Azure Dragon

During Deserted Island, Qiao Huan kept Shi Xingzhou close enough to investigate him while competing alongside his roommates. After the program aired and Jin Xiaopeng disclosed evidence of Shi’s crimes, Shi was arrested 15 19.

The trainees then began military-style training at Azure Dragon. Qiao Huan quietly looked for another undercover agent among his roommates while training and helping at Huixin Welfare Institute. At the base’s singing competition, the four performed their version of “Green Flower” 21 23 28.

OSOK-X and Fan Hui

After Qiao Huan and Ye Yiwei discovered each other’s undercover identities, Star Radiance announced them with Zhuo Yang and Bai Jike as the OSOK-X subunit. Qiao Huan and Ye Yiwei subsequently accepted the promotional song for Phantom River, whose rival film project was connected to their investigations 32 33.

On Brat Comes Home, Qiao Huan and Zhuo Yang cared for Fan Hui’s son Constantine while pursuing separate leads. They eventually revealed their investigations to each other and joined Ye Yiwei in examining possible links between the drinking-party cases and the death of Yuan Yuan, the daughter of Zhuo Yang’s former captain 38 40 46.

Relationships

• Qiao Tang — His father and captain. He directs and supports Qiao Huan’s investigation, including establishing a police-backed anti-smear station 6 20.
• Ye Yiwei — Roommate, vocal partner and fellow undercover officer. They initially conceal their identities from each other, then recognize one another through their fighting techniques and a code phrase 6 32.
• Zhuo Yang — Roommate and teammate who repeatedly tries to recruit Qiao Huan for the army. After learning they are both undercover, they cooperate on their cases 17 46.
• Bai Jike — Roommate and teammate whose computer activities initially arouse Qiao Huan’s suspicion. Their trust improves after Qiao Huan learns that Bai wants to help people 23 25.
• Shi Xingzhou — Former middle-school classmate who orchestrated bullying against him. Shi later attempts to smear him using his family background 4 6.
• Constantine Fan — Fan Hui’s son, whom Qiao Huan cares for with Zhuo Yang during Brat Comes Home. Qiao Huan calls him “Ding Ding” 39 40.
• Little Potato — A former underling from Qiao Huan’s street-life assignments. Qiao Huan later asks him to keep their connection secret 1 32.